This is a blog for TEACHERS WHO ROCK and are frustrated by the day to day drama that gets in the way of our interactions with children. Don't get me wrong, I love my job, but sometimes a girl has gotta vent...

Saturday, April 26, 2008

It's almost my version of "Tuesdays with Morrie"...but slightly less inspirational.

(Scene: It's approximately 8:03a.m. I have just picked up my class from the cafeteria and Curly is the line leader. I love it when Curly is the line leader. Although, to be clear, I don't have favorites. Yes, I do. No, I don't. I totally do and he is it. We are walking up the stairs together, one of my favorite times to chat).

Me: Hey Curly.

Curly: Hey Mrs. Mimi. ( eyes shining with a new discovery) Did you know that two lines means you're pregnant and one line means you're not?

Me: Uh....well, yes, I suppose I did know that. What I want to know is how do YOU know that?

Curly: We all sat in the bathroom last night while my mom peed on the stick. And there were two lines. I'm gonna be a big brother...Holla!

(No, I am not embellishing. He said, "Holla!" Can you see why I totally love this kid?)

I love it when students share too much, I always laugh a little in my head when I see parents during bus duty that I know something embarassing about!I am SOOOOOOOOO glad you are back! Just when I discovered your blog (thanks to my Instructor magazine) I had to take about 2 and a half months off teaching to tend to my super sick baby and reading your posts brought a little laughter into my life when I really needed some. You really have no idea how much you brightened some really bad days!

Hello!I'm Egyptian and I teach English to beginners. I enjoy reading your blogs so much. I want to know how old your students are so that I get a full picture while I'm reading their adventures with you.Yasmeen

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I am a public school teacher who loves her job but is routinely frustrated by all the drama that is created by the other ADULTS...so I have to make it funny so I don't routinely poke myself in the eye....
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